The temporal aspect seems important in distinguishing the two models—TLP says something changed in 20th Century American culture to make narcissism much more common.
I can’t think of a clear thing to point to in the text—I think he’s more concerned with describing what’s happening than modeling its historical causes.
I can guess on my own account—I think the commodification of human life, rapid pace of change with respect to economic roles, and rise of mass-media advertising in the mid 20C accelerated a force already latent in American culture. But that’s my guess. TLP is more empirical.
The temporal aspect seems important in distinguishing the two models—TLP says something changed in 20th Century American culture to make narcissism much more common.
What did he believe changed?
I can’t think of a clear thing to point to in the text—I think he’s more concerned with describing what’s happening than modeling its historical causes.
I can guess on my own account—I think the commodification of human life, rapid pace of change with respect to economic roles, and rise of mass-media advertising in the mid 20C accelerated a force already latent in American culture. But that’s my guess. TLP is more empirical.